Motorcyclist injured in Route 29 crash

PEKIN — Traffic was snarled for about two hours Sunday on Illinois Route 29 and Brinkman Drive after two motorcycles collided and caused one to go down and slide down the highway.

Pekin police were called about 4:30 p.m. to the scene of a motorcycle crash where a man was injured. Officers were told both bikes were southbound on Route 29 heading into Pekin when the one of the bikes clipped the back tire of the other.

The driver of the bike that the clipped that motorcycle, James Laidler, 52, of 813 S. 14th St., Pekin, then lost control of his bike and went into a skid. He was thrown from the motorcycle and tumbled down the highway, said Pekin Police Public Information Officer Mike Eeten.

Laidler was not wearing a helmet. He was reported in stable condition Sunday night at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.